Cyclone Kenneth Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/cyclone-kenneth/ The low down on African affairs Tue, 07 May 2019 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Cyclone Kenneth Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/cyclone-kenneth/ 32 32 World Bank and IMF turn the screws on Mozambique https://jjcornish.com/2019/05/world-bank-and-imf-turn-the-screws-on-mozambique/ Tue, 07 May 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2019/05/world-bank-and-imf-turn-the-screws-on-mozambique/ The international financial institutions returning the screws as they make loans for relief and rebuilding following the two deadly cyclones that hit Mozambique. The Maputo government’s hoping money from the international donor conference in Beira at the end of this month will come with fewer strings attached. The IMF is taking $118-million from its Rapid […]

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]]> The international financial institutions returning the screws as they make loans for relief and rebuilding following the two deadly cyclones that hit Mozambique.

The Maputo government’s hoping money from the international donor conference in Beira at the end of this month will come with fewer strings attached.

The IMF is taking $118-million from its Rapid Credit Facility to make a loan to Mozambique.

It’s demanding budget cuts from the government of President Felipe Nyusi and the reallocation of priority spending to help the poorest citizens rebuild their homes destroyed by cyclones Idai and Kenneth.

The World Bank’s making a $350-million grant  Mozambique that will be tightly controlled to ensure spending  infrastructure repair, re-establishing crops, food security, disease control, social assistance and building early warning systems.

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]]> First the cyclone, then the jihadis – tribulations of Cabo Delgado villagers https://jjcornish.com/2019/05/first-the-cyclone-then-the-jihadis-tribulations-of-cabo-delgado-villagers/ Sun, 05 May 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2019/05/first-the-cyclone-then-the-jihadis-tribulations-of-cabo-delgado-villagers/ At least six villagers in Northern Mozambique have been killed by terrorists stealing the food coming in from humanitarian teams in the wake of cyclone Kenneth. The jihadis, who support so-called Islamic State, were making their presence known after President Felipe Nyusi visited the disaster scene.  The terrorists have been active in Cabo Delgado province, […]

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]]> At least six villagers in Northern Mozambique have been killed by terrorists stealing the food coming in from humanitarian teams in the wake of cyclone Kenneth.

The jihadis, who support so-called Islamic State, were making their presence known after President Felipe Nyusi visited the disaster scene. 

The terrorists have been active in Cabo Delgado province, beheading villagers and attacking government soldiers.

Locals have long complained about being marginalised by the cash-strapped government. 

President Felipe Nyusi, visiting the areas hit by Cyclone Kenneth six days ago, urged the people to resume farming.

More than 30 000 ha. of crops have been lost to the deadly storm.

Nyusi promised to mobilise support from Mozambique’s development partners to rebuild the homes and buildings destroyed by Kenneth.  

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